Tasting Notes
Striking with a dark garnet color, the nose slowly unfolds its remarkably crafted olfactory scents. Fruity and spicy tones intertwine, the latter releasing aromas of sweet licorice, cocoa and chocolate, from which blackberries and strawberries develop. An intense nose, from which blackberries and blueberry, tobacco develop, there is also no lack of dried flowers, violets, roses. The palate is striking for its rich and explosive extractive mass, but at the same time soft and balanced. The tannin is fine, ripe, reproposing a pleasant taste-olfactory correspondence and closes with a long persistence.
First vintage: 1988
Municipality: La Morra
Planting density: 4000 - 6000 vines/ha
Yield per plant: 500 gr.
Exposure: east - south/east
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Harvest: late September - early October
Bottles produced: 3000/3500
Fermentation: steel
Aging: 24 months in used barriques and 15 hl barrels, 8 months in steel and 8 months in bottle
Serving temperature: 15°C - 16°C, if possible open the bottle 2-3 hours beforehand